menospreciar

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Spanish

Etymology

From menos +‎ preciar. Compare Catalan menysprear.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /menospɾeˈθjaɾ/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /menospɾeˈsjaɾ/
  • Rhymes: -aɾ
  • Syllabification: me‧nos‧pre‧ciar

Verb

menospreciar (first-person singular present menosprecio, first-person singular preterite menosprecié, past participle menospreciado)

  1. (transitive) to belittle, to disparage, to despise, scorn, to look down on, to demean
    Synonyms: despreciar, ningunear
  2. (transitive) to underestimate, to undervalue, to downplay

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